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BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2000

NTT expecting 119 billion yen profit in 2000

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. expects unconsolidated pretax profits of 119 billion yen on operating revenues of 364 billion yen for fiscal 2000.
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2000

Recovery mood to yield brisk April activity

Much of the uptrend in share prices has run out of steam as corporate investors stepped up sales to take profits and unwind cross-shareholding ties.
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Mar 8, 2000

Where it counts

People would often like to take their vacations in Japan to learn more of the history and culture, but when they start checking, they discover the price is too high and end up in other Asian countries that offer multi-bargains. A reader has heard of the new low fares soon to be available within Japan...
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2000

Coincident index marks seventh month over 50%

The diffusion index of coincident indicators, which gauge the current state of the economy, remained above the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in January for the seventh straight month, according to the Economic Planning Agency.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 8, 2000

Troussier picks team for friendly

Japan's three European-based players -- Roma midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata, Venezia midfielder Hiroshi Nanami and Valladolid forward Shoji Jo -- have all been called up for Japan's friendly against China slated for next Wednesday at Kobe Universiade Stadium, Japan manager Phillipe Troussier announced Tuesday...
COMMUNITY
Mar 8, 2000

The charms of Rinshi no Mori Park

A quiet woodland oasis in the heart of Tokyo, with many tall majestic trees, some of which are rarely seen in other metropolitan parks. Plenty of wild birds and insects. A small campsite (open from the beginning of May until the end of October). A play area for very small children, a paddling pond and...
LIFE / Travel
Mar 8, 2000

The Horai in Atami: A reputation so good it's true

The pride of Horai is Hashiri no Yu, an outdoor bath reached via a steep lantern-lit path. While the maid prepared our room for dinner, we soaked in the waters of the onsen, watching the island hills change from misty gray through pink, blue and purple to black, as the sun set over the bay.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Former defense official served with fresh bribery warrant

OSAKA -- A former Defense Facilities Administration Agency official under arrest for fraud was served a fresh warrant Monday on suspicion he accepted 2 million yen in bribes from an oil sales company to help the firm start business with the Defense Agency, prosecution officials said.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Mother says she's sorry for killing friend's baby

A 36-year-old woman pleaded guilty Monday to killing a 2-year-old girl in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward last November and burying her body in Shizuoka Prefecture. She also apologized to the victim's family.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000

Japan to try guns-for-butter aid in Cambodia

Japan is preparing to launch a unique guns-for-butter assistance project in Cambodia to help the war-torn Southeast Asian country ensure internal security and promote economic development, especially of the poorer rural areas.
EDITORIALS
Mar 7, 2000

A message of peace ignored

Pope John Paul II, the most traveled pontiff in history, continues his efforts to bridge the gap between faiths. It is, many admit, an almost impossible mission. As he embarked on his most recent trip, for example, violence between Muslims and Christians exploded in Nigeria. Yet the worsening religious...
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Toyota to purchase 5% stake in Yamaha's motorcycle unit

In a bid to improve cooperation in the development of engines, Toyota Motor Corp. will soon purchase from Yamaha Corp. an equity stake of about 5 percent in motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co.
COMMUNITY
Mar 7, 2000

Town makes returns on back of boomerang boom

TOKAMACHI, Niigata Pref. -- Uninformed visitors to Tokamachi might be forgiven for thinking the small, central Niigata Prefecture city has a problem with UFOs.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Draft legislation would put a ban on human cloning

The Science and Technology Agency has compiled an outline of planned legislation that would ban human cloning and impose prison terms on violators, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Looser restrictions on foreigners eyed

Japan is planning a major shift in its stringent immigration policy that would accept foreign workers in substantially wider areas, including agriculture and nursing care services, it was learned Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 7, 2000

J. League boss Kawabuchi defends format of two-stage championship

The chairman of the J. League, Saburo Kawabuchi, believes last season's dramatic penalty shootout between Jubilo Iwata and Shimizu S-Pulse has increased the "worldwide appeal" of Japanese soccer.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000

Family spending drops for fifth straight month

Japan's household spending dropped an inflation-adjusted 3.2 percent in January from a year earlier for the fifth monthly decline in a row, the Management and Coordination Agency said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000

Five life insurers outsource asset management to cut costs

Five Japanese life insurance companies will have a common asset management administration system in place by the end of fiscal 2001, company sources said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 7, 2000

E-nough of this e-mania

E-commerce fever has spread from the United States to Europe and Japan. New e-commerce companies are mushrooming everywhere and new issues are snapped up even if there is no prospect of profits for years. Young men and women with a bright e-commerce idea become millionaires overnight. The feverish demand...
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Historical accuracy vs. public good

KANAZAWA, Ishikawa Pref. -- Celebrated Japanese novelist Yasushi Inoue once wrote: "Whatever the circumstances, the beauty of (Kanazawa's) castle walls should always be preserved."
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Shoplifting stains welcome mat

FUSHIKI MINATO, Toyama Pref. -- While the Fushiki Chamber of Commerce has stepped up efforts in recent years to improve relations with Russian visitors, a number of thefts in the town have left some residents wondering if cars, and the ruble, would be better left as rubble.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 7, 2000

Puppets seen through the bars

THE FUNERAL OF A GIRAFFE and Other Stories, by Tomioka Taeko. Translated by Kyoko Selden and Mizuta Noriko. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 182 pp., $21.95. Originally a poet, Taeko Tomioka turned to fiction later in her career, after the breakup of a long-term relationship and a return to her native Osaka....
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Tradescape.com enters Japan

In a move that could take the nation's online trading boom to another level, U.S. electronic trading broker Tradescape.com will join with Softbank Finance Corp. to launch Japan's first electronic communications network for securities trading as early as this summer.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2000

Pyongyang abductees' kin hold sit-in

About 50 relatives and supporters of Japanese believed to have been abducted by Pyongyang agents and taken to North Korea staged a sit-in Monday in front of the Foreign Ministry to protest the government's plan to resume food aid to the Stalinist state.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000

Market ready to take off

The key Nikkei average is hovering around 20,000, shrugging off worries about corporate sales to unwind cross-shareholding ties.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 7, 2000

Wanderlust and a pair of steel wheels

MOTORCYCLE VAGABONDING IN JAPAN, by Guy De La Rupelle, contributions by Owen Stinger. North Conway, New Hampshire, U.S.: Whitehorse Press, 1999; 255 pp., $19.95. With city centers in permanent gridlock and the availability of train and bus service decreasing in direct proportion to the distance from...
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2000

Arabian Oil set to reduce Japan workforce by 45%

Arabian Oil Co., Japan's largest oil producer, announced Monday that it will cut its Japanese workforce by 45 percent as part of its operational restructuring efforts following the loss of oil drilling concessions in Saudi Arabia.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 7, 2000

Beers, cheers and sneers -- Guitar Wolf will eat you alive

Beer. Beer. Beer. And some more beer. The world of Guitar Wolf is an ocean of beer, and if there are any islands of sobriety they are small and infrequent and the chances of coming across one are slim indeed.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Ban on dual nationality is constitutional, Fukuoka High Court rules
Yuri Kondo (center), who filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Japan's ban on dual nationality, speaks at a news conference in the city of Fukuoka in December 2023.
University of Tokyo moves up a spot to 28th in World University Rankings
The University of Tokyo is ranked 28th in the latest World University Rankings, advancing one place from the previous rankings.
Ishiba keeps low profile as he makes diplomatic debut
Ishiba addresses the ASEAN-Japan Summit meeting in Laos on Thursday.
Chinese nationals in Japan testify to harassment by Beijing, report says
Chinese residents living in Japan take part in a “white paper” protest in solidarity against China's COVID-19 lockdowns, in Tokyo in November 2022.
Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! takes its final bow
Annual festival Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! was born a decade ago when Barakan (left) decided to create a platform to share his love of roots music, which he attributes to growing up in 1960s England.
Spate of sumo tour dropouts highlights need to rethink wrestlers' health
Shonannoumi hits the dirt at the hands of Kotozakura during a bout in Tokyo in May. Shonannoumi is among the many top wrestlers who have dropped out of this month's regional tour due to injury.
Japan pushes fossil fuel tech in Asia carbon neutrality initiative
Coal-fired power plants in Bataan, the Philippines, in June 2023. A third of the 158 agreements signed under the Japan-led Asia Zero Emission Community are linked to fossil fuel technologies, a recent study by a climate research group has found.
The forgotten Japanese naturalist who created a U.S. national park
Without Japanese outdoorsman George Masa, America might not have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — so why do so many people in Japan not know he existed?
Experts move to allay replicon COVID shot fears in Japan amid backlash
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Tokyo on Oct. 1. Experts say fears over the newly approved replicon vaccine are unwarranted.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
By Anton L. Delgado

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